lead score off craigslist

[LAKEMASTER]

2000 lbs of casting lead. for $400

already in ingot molds....

no pictures =[

[rancher1913]

photos or it did not happen [smilie=1:

[308Jeff]

photos or it did not happen [smilie=1:

I concur.

[lightman]

Saw this coming!:Fire:

[LAKEMASTER]

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

now, how do i post pictures ? lol

[Bob in St. Louis]

That's crazy! Awesome score, I'm envious.

[runfiverun]

I would have settled for regular lead.

[LAKEMASTER]

this was the add.

a few large items in the picture are gone.

[Budzilla 19]

Nice. Darned nice! I'm proud for you.

[dragon813gt]

How was the ad worded? There hasn't been any lead posted FS by me in a long time. Wondering if I'm searching wrong.

[bullet maker 57]

WOW. Great score.

[LAKEMASTER]

How was the ad worded? There hasn't been any lead posted FS by me in a long time. Wondering if I'm searching wrong.

make sure you are looking in the right area... i was looking for stuff in my area under " housing" and was finding nothing i was actually looking for...

this could all blow up in my face. i mean, this guy is a friend of a friend and i agreed to buy if from him. ive gotten part of it, have to make a few trips to get it.

[dragon813gt]

Typically when I search for "lead" across all categories all it finds is guitars. I've yet to find any through CL [emoji24]

[rancher1913]

I mostly find new batteries for solar, the few lead ingots I find they want 5 bucks a pound for.

[LAKEMASTER]

ive taken a car battery apart before. its not very fun

ive taken little batteries apart before (battery backup batteries) it was clean and simple

[Grmps]

Now comes the fun part, getting it tested to see what it really is

[crazyponie]

I'm still a newbie but is it just me or is something wonky about that photo? I can't really make out the size of the ingots, but if that is a regular sized double door and a cast five gallon type ingot up front then there is heck a lot more than 2000lbs there.

[Bob in St. Louis]

..... a cast five gallon type ingot up front.....
I can't image what a five gallon ingot would weigh, but I'm sure I can't pick it up.
I think your scale/perspective is off a bit.

[Beagle333]

Great score!!! It'll still be a great deal after you get a few of them tested to see if the mix is the same throughout, and then once you have a recipe to make it whatever you shoot.... you're golden for quite a while!!!

[Bob in St. Louis]

So.... did the fellow say what his story is?
Deep sea fisherman making sinkers, or a gun guy, or....???

[LAKEMASTER]

[QUOTE=Bob in St. Louis;3901589]So.... did the fellow say what his story is?
Deep sea fisherman making sinkers, or a gun guy, or....???[/QUOTE

Loading for 40 years.

Moving away, selling everything not sentimental.

[leeggen]

So I wonder how many casters and fisherman are missing lead. Alot of stolen items show up on CL.LOL Good score youngman.
CD

[308Jeff]

I'm still a newbie but is it just me or is something wonky about that photo? I can't really make out the size of the ingots, but if that is a regular sized double door and a cast five gallon type ingot up front then there is heck a lot more than 2000lbs there.

It's not a regular sized door... It's the door on Copone's other safe. The one Geraldo overlooked, and LAKEMASTER found.

Lakemaster actually scored though.

[Bob in St. Louis]

[QUOTE=Bob in St. Louis;3901589]So.... did the fellow say what his story is?
Deep sea fisherman making sinkers, or a gun guy, or....???[/QUOTE

Loading for 40 years.

Moving away, selling everything not sentimental.
Ahh, gotcha. A rare find indeed. Well done Sir!!

[maxreloader]

I'm still a newbie but is it just me or is something wonky about that photo? I can't really make out the size of the ingots, but if that is a regular sized double door and a cast five gallon type ingot up front then there is heck a lot more than 2000lbs there.

A 5 gal bucket is not tapered that much, hardly see a "support" larger than 6" x 6". That guy poured heavy on his ingots lol, some are still connected!

[LAKEMASTER]

There may be more then 2k here.

@ .20 a pound, Im buying it all. He's also got 150lbs of Linotype for $150.

I'll eventually collect that too.

[40-82 hiker]

I can't image what a five gallon ingot would weigh, but I'm sure I can't pick it up.
I think your scale/perspective is off a bit.

Got me curious to figure out what a five gallon ingot would weigh...

473 pounds! Put that in a LFRB!

[lightman]

Thats a good score for sure. Its even better, in my opinion, coming from an old caster. I agree, its hard to tell by looking, but it looks like more than 2000#. I would get it all at that price, even if I had to raid the beer budget!

[Bob in St. Louis]

Got me curious to figure out what a five gallon ingot would weigh...

473 pounds! Put that in a LFRB!Wow, that's an eye opener!
Thanks for doing the math on that one Hiker.

[B. Lumpkin]

The ingots look like RCBS ingots from an RCBS ingot mould. That is probably a steel drink or muffin cup ingot.

[fatelk]

Some years back I barely missed out on something like this. An old-timer at work (gate guard) was a reloader and I talked to him a few times over the years. He told me once that he had accumulated thousands of pounds of lead. A bunch of it was babbit from an old mill he helped dismantle. He had it all in ingots, sorted and marked.

One day his son, who I also worked with, tells me that the property his folks had been renting for decades was being sold out from under them so they had to pack up and move in a hurry. I should have called him right away but instead waited until the next time I saw him at the gate. I asked him if he was going to sell any of his lead. He said too late, he had just hauled it all to the scrap yard for ten cents a pound.

[308Jeff]

Some years back I barely missed out on something like this. An old-timer at work (gate guard) was a reloader and I talked to him a few times over the years. He told me once that he had accumulated thousands of pounds of lead. A bunch of it was babbit from an old mill he helped dismantle.

One day his son, who I also worked with, tells me that the property his folks had been renting for decades was being sold out from under them so they had to pack up and move in a hurry. I should have called him right away but instead waited until the next time I saw him at the gate. I asked him if he was going to sell any of his lead. He said too late, he had just hauled it all to the scrap yard for ten cents a pound.

Why are you making me sad on a Saturday morning. :(

[Beagle333]

..........I should have called him right away but instead waited until the next time I saw him at the gate. I asked him if he was going to sell any of his lead. He said too late, he had just hauled it all to the scrap yard for ten cents a pound.

So that's where that old saying comes from..... "A day late and 4000 pounds short." [smilie=1:

[Mitch]

from the Pic there is a lot more than 2000lbs.Great score not matter what.i am thinking one day I will find something like that lol

[lightman]

Some years back I barely missed out on something like this. An old-timer at work (gate guard) was a reloader and I talked to him a few times over the years. He told me once that he had accumulated thousands of pounds of lead. A bunch of it was babbit from an old mill he helped dismantle. He had it all in ingots, sorted and marked.

One day his son, who I also worked with, tells me that the property his folks had been renting for decades was being sold out from under them so they had to pack up and move in a hurry. I should have called him right away but instead waited until the next time I saw him at the gate. I asked him if he was going to sell any of his lead. He said too late, he had just hauled it all to the scrap yard for ten cents a pound.

We all have a story about "the one that got away". Missed scores make for sad stories.

[fatelk]

I have several other good stories over the years that have more than made up for the one that got away. :)

[zomby woof]

that is lots of lead. good score for sure

[LAKEMASTER]

To my dismay, its not 2k lbs

I drove off with 980lbs of alloy 15 lbs of lead and will be back for the 150 lbs of linotype.

I finally got the story from the source. The 980 lbs is 40+ year old wheel weights.

[LAKEMASTER]

He did have 500lbs of PURE lead that he sold to someone.

So, 980lbs of ww lead and 20 lbs of linotype. For $200. And a35 minute drive too / from

[lightman]

Still a good score! And not far enough away to be a problem. Hauling 2000# can stress a car or light truck.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Half a ton for $200, yea... no question about it. That's a rare find.

[AlaskaScott]

That's a sweet score!

[turtlezx]

looks like alot more than 2k ?????????
maybe only selling part of it

[LAKEMASTER]

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Very happy right now.

I now have ~ 1300lbs.

Next week I'll pick up the Linotype he's got left.

I think he set aside 500lbs to take worth him.

[laveritt]

wow - how did you move all that- use a semi?

[RogerDat]

That is a nice big pile-o-lead at a really good price. And those old WW's have a reputation for being a little richer alloy than newer ones.

I have a piece of plywood a drop in the back seat to cover, spread out the load, and provide stable stacking surface. Once had 400# of 5# ingots stacked on it. Pontiac Sunfire. Most abuse I ever heaped on the poor car was a 35 gallon barrel about 3/4 full of lino and mono type. They put the barrel in the back seat on its side using a fork lift, and we slid it into position. Even with the board to spread out weight that seat was very low. Don't care if the back seat is a little "soft" now, I ride in the front.